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The planting was generally done according to the notching 

 system, partly in autumn and partly in spring. 



The Result* of Planting are so far disappointing. Beginning 

 with the broad-leaved species, I may say that — 



Birch, 



Elder, 



Mountain Ash, [are practically all dead. 



Willows, 



Sea Buckthorn,- 



The remaining broad-leaved trees have suffered severely, dying 

 from the top downwards ; still a good many are alive, and these 

 should be cut back before the growing season of 1896 commences. 

 Only a few alder, here and there, are doing well. Some oak and 

 beech are alive, but nothing can be expected of them. 



Of the conifers : — 



Corsican Pine, j 



Maritime Pine, > are practically all dead. 



Silver Fir, ) 



Larch is dying down from the top. 



Spruce is partly dead ; still a good proportion is alive, though 

 most of these look miserable, having only the last season's needles 

 on. Only in a few boggy parts, where grass grows, have they 

 done better. 



Austrian pine has done fairly well. 



Scotch pine differs very much in different parts ; in some places 

 they have done fairly well, in others they look weedy and lanky ; 

 still the vacancies are not very numei'ous. 



Mountain pines (Pumilio as well as Hooked) have done best of 

 all ; they look very well ; it should be noted that they have only 

 been planted lately. 



To sum up : So far only Mountain, Austrian, and Scotch pines 

 have proved that they will thrive in a locality like Knockboy. 

 Of these the Scotch pine is the most valuable timber tree. 

 Austrian pine comes next, and the Mountain pine cannot be 

 expected to yield anything but shelter, and finally firewood. As 

 regards the remaining species, the experiment is not conclusive. 

 As far as I could observe, the various works connected with this 

 plantation have been carefully carried out by the forester in 

 charge, but I could, of course, not judge in how far the plants 



